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History in
a Pecan ShellRanchers
W. F. and George Scarborough are credited as being the town founders in the late
1870s. The community has always made education a priority – proven by the establishment
of the school (1878) thirty years before the community’s first store (1908).
Without
a railroad, from major roads, and close to the county seat, growth was not an
option for the community and the 1940 census showed on 56 residents. By the late
1960s it had declined to 26 where it has remained through the 2000 census.
Still,
the remaining residents have erected a stone tribute to their school – which served
for many years as a community center. |
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Historical
Marker TextSite
of Truby SchoolEarly
educational efforts in this area date to the 1870s, prior to the organization
of Jones County in 1881. The rural community of Truby encompassed School District
No. 14 until consolidating with Bitter Creek Schools in 1916 to become District
No. 56. There were three earlier locations for Truby schools until this site was
selected in 1916 and a new building was constructed. Truby School educated children
through grade nine, with students traveling to Anson
for high school. After World
War II, as the rural population declined, Truby consolidated with Anson
schools, But the schoolhouse remained in use as a community center until the close
of the 20th century.
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